1Designing for the Physically Disabled The thoughtlessness of the able-bodied can often make life even more difficult for those living with permanent physical disabilities - uneven pavements, stairs to the front entrance of buildings, heavily-sprung doors; high counters etc. are barriers put up by designers whose clients believe provision for the disabled is too expensive, or have simply not given the matter any thought at all. However, designing for the disabled can actually improve life for everyone because it enables ease of access, and prevents delays and ill-will. Discussion and viewer feedback with Terry Wiles, a thalidomide victim, who is committed to improving life for the disabled.

2New Zealand's trading deficit continues to widen according to figures released today. Two banks have increased their mortgage interest rates.

3The British Government is launching an investigation into alleged insider trading in the brewing giant Guinness.

4Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has urged Parliament to give his Government sweeping powers to intervene directly in Punjab State, where Sikh militants massacre 24 Hindus over the weekend.

5United States President Ronald Reagan says he would welcome a Watergate-style investigator for the Iran arms scandal and maintains he had no knowledge of the deal that shifted some of the money from the arms deal with Iran to Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

6Britain's Attorney General, Sir Michael Havers, has told the House of Commons that he has no intention of resigning of the MI5 spy book case. Meanwhile, in Australia, former Prime MInister Gough Whitlam has been giving evidence in the long, drawn-out legal battle launched by the British Government in an attempt to prevent the book's publication. The MI5 row has even reached New Zealand, with allegations that a New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) officer was once a double agent for the Soviet Union.

7A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

8An Édouard Manet Impressionist painting has sold for a record NZ$23 million at an auction in London.

9Designing for the Physically Disabled The thoughtlessness of the able-bodied can often make life even more difficult for those living with permanent physical disabilities - uneven pavements, stairs to the front entrance of buildings, heavily-sprung doors; high counters etc. are barriers put up by designers whose clients believe provision for the disabled is too expensive, or have simply not given the matter any thought at all. However, designing for the disabled can actually improve life for everyone because it enables ease of access, and prevents delays and ill-will. Discussion and viewer feedback with Terry Wiles, a thalidomide victim, who is committed to improving life for the disabled.

10A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

11Designing for the Physically Disabled The thoughtlessness of the able-bodied can often make life even more difficult for those living with permanent physical disabilities - uneven pavements, stairs to the front entrance of buildings, heavily-sprung doors; high counters etc. are barriers put up by designers whose clients believe provision for the disabled is too expensive, or have simply not given the matter any thought at all. However, designing for the disabled can actually improve life for everyone because it enables ease of access, and prevents delays and ill-will. Discussion and viewer feedback with Terry Wiles, a thalidomide victim, who is committed to improving life for the disabled.

12A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

13An Édouard Manet Impressionist painting has sold for a record NZ$23 million at an auction in London.

14United States President Ronald Reagan says he would welcome a Watergate-style investigator for the Iran arms scandal and maintains he had no knowledge of the deal that shifted some of the money from the arms deal with Iran to Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The Senate Intelligence Committee has begun the first formal probe into the secret arms trade.

15Profile of American man Joe Sweeney, who is working towards a degree in physical education (PE) at the age of 71.